In War Zone, Hope Fades as Phone Line Dies
It was March 2015, and the word on the street in Idlib was that Jaish al-Fatah was about to launch a major offensive against Syrian government forces in a bid […]
Women’s Blog
My Mother, The Accidental Activist
My mother is in her late forties, and she can’t read or write. She has been attending literacy classes for the past ten years, and now knows the shapes and […]
Tortured, Missing and Martyred – the Fate of Three Sons
I have always heard of al-Khansaa, the seventh-century female poet who lost her two brothers to war. She is famous for the heartrending elegies she wrote to lament them, and […]
Aiming For Paradise
One of the hardest things that can happen to a person is to lose a loved one, especially when that loved one is their own child. I speak out of […]
Summoned to Vote for an Unwanted Leader
It was the eve of the 2014 presidential election in Syria, and sleep eluded me. As I tossed and turned in bed, I recalled the events of the revolution, and […]
Surviving on Animal Fodder
Towards the beginning of the anti-government demonstrations in Syria, I had started gaining weight, and my mother and friends urged me to visit a nutritionist and go on a diet, […]
My Brother’s Children
The loss of my brother Maen has given rise to many questions. “How did you feel when you found out you’d lost your brother? How did you react when you […]
Bread and Blood
My father’s last night with us was shrouded in cold and darkness. The electricity had been cut off, so we sat huddled together, our only source of comfort the light […]
A Bad Purchase
During the early years of Syria’s revolution, those of us who supported it took part in whichever way we could, be that political or social activity, fieldwork, or coordination. The […]
Surviving Execution
My family and I became displaced on the dawn of June 13, 2012. We were forced to abandon our home in Douma, along with most of our neighbours, due to […]
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